My Once A Month Cooking (OAMC): Sunday June 26, 2011

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Sunday June 26, 2011

Happy Sunday to all. This week has been so crazy here. We had convention at our church this week and being on the Praise Team, I had to practice with them 2 nights and participate 2 nights, we had a concert with Russ Taff on Wednesday. We also helped at the coffee bar 2 nights. This was family Sunday at church, which means I made breakfast casseroles. 3 casseroles and a breakfast pizza! I so love doing this cooking!

Also, our son, Levi, and his fiance, Brooke, are soon to have their baby! She was admitted to the hospital tonight and they are preparing to induce her. So maybe this time tomorrow, I'll have a new grandbaby to spoil and love and hold and snuggle.

Amber and Levi and Brooke were here for lunch today. Nothing spectacular, grilled burgers, cheese potatoes, green beans, baked beans. Ice cream for dessert with homemade butterscotch topping!

This week I dried more Dill. Keep this up I'll be able to supply the entire town of Goodland with dill seed and dill weed!

Our neighbor has a mulberry tree right on our property line. I don't like the little berries, as they stain everything and attracts birds that leave their messy droppings, which of course is right by my clothesline. I've debated in making mulberry jam...but with everything going on, I have found it difficult to find the time. so...not sure I'll get it done. We planted some more of the garden. We put out a couple plants of cantelope and a couple of watermelon. Added two more plants of Okra.

As some of you may already know, I have been trying to find a place to get milk and cream so I can have buttermilk, and make ice cream and have fresh milk. Well I still have not found a source. I am so interested, that I am almost desperate! I made our butter back when our children were growing up and we loved it! Best butter is the homemade kind. The buttermilk is great for baking and I love the pancakes and waffles that uses the fresh buttermilk. So light and tender on the inside, but crispy on the outside.

Yesterday, Saturday, we went to an auction. We stood out in the sun for over 4 hours. I applied sunscreen to arms, neck, ears and face. My legs never, ever, get any sunburn! Well, they say.."never say Never". it is true. The back of my legs are as red as an apple and very sore. So my clothing selections this week for work are going to be very limited....the material rubbing against the burn is very painful! Oh my gosh.....boy does it hurt! Guess maybe because my legs are so tender!

I will try to post some of the recipes for the breakfast casseroles this week! They are very yummy! so easy!

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Introduction

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by deciding what to prepare for a meal? I know I have. Many times. Especially our evening meal when our three children were growing up. Then one day I stumbled across a program called "Once A Month Cooking" (OAMC) and thought I'd give it a try. It was a lifesaver and I loved it. I did it for years, from the time my youngest was in preschool until he was in the 8th grade. I don't remember why I quit, just that I did. When I was doing the OAMC back then I prepared a lot of full, complete meals and froze them, entree, side, and dessert. The only thing I had to actually prepare for the meal was the vegetable or the potatoes. For those of you not familiar with the OAMC program, I will try to explain it to you here. This blog is to try to help you see what it takes, how to do itm give you ideas and how much fun you can actually have. OAMC is the ultimate do-ahead dinner preparation technique. The secret of the OAMC technique is that you cook all your dinner main dishes for a month (or two weeks or even a week) in one day, freeze them, and enjoy eating tasty food, every night without the hassle of lengthy meal preparation. In this blog, I will try to provide the menu we use, shopping lists and recipes. You do not have to have organizational skills, nor do you have to be a good cook to successfully accomplish OAMC. What you need to expect and plan to is: Take a longer-than usual shopping trip, preferably the day or night before your cooking day. Spend the bulk of your month's food budget on this shopping trip (saving money over the course of the month) Cook with a partner or two or three, like I do, for maximum fun and efficiency. Cook half a day for a two week cycle, a full day for a month cycle. Love the freedom and possibilities this will bring to mealtimes. Enjoy family building times around the table and like us, the time we cook together. Take the stress out of having company for dinner I suggest for the first few time you do the OAMC to try to do the two week cycle. Then when you get the feel of the "system" advance on the full month if that is what you want and have room for the food. Also in this blog I will frequently give you suggestions of what to serve with a certain recipe. Please feel free to email me with any suggestions and question syou might have. Even leave a comment here on the blog.